#B0CAEC#B0CAEC
#B0CAEC is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.056 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0CAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 202, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 61%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 25%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.4%, 14.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.47, -1.31, -19.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.47, 19.72, 266.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.1% -0.0142 -0.0538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.1% 0.056 255.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1611, 57.5255, 87.5905) |
| Luminance | 0.5753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.76
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.81
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.99
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.95
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.79
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0CAEC #ECD2B0
analogous
#B0E8EC #B0CAEC #B4B0EC
triadic
#B0CAEC #ECB0CA #CAECB0
tetradic
#B0CAEC #ECB0E8 #ECD2B0 #B0ECB4
square
#B0CAEC #ECB0E8 #ECD2B0 #B0ECB4
split-complementary
#B0CAEC #ECB4B0 #E8ECB0
monochromatic
#4D88D4 #7FA9E0 #B0CAEC #E1EBF8 #E6EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B0CAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.51
#B0CAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0CAEC
12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0CAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0CAEC | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.51 | 12.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECBEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8C5EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0D1D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0caec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 202, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.056 255.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8daf2',
500: '#b0caec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0caec; $custom-light: #c8daf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0caec",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 202,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214,
"s": 61.224,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83099,
"c": 0.05561,
"h": 255.2
},
"luminance": 0.57527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0CAEC
secondary
#C9A677
accent
#7E1DC9
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#828385